Cardiovascular Assessment

Question 1

What are the six components of Cardiovascular Assessment?

Answer 1

Pulse, Blood Pressure, ECG, BGL, SPO2 and Temperature

Question 2

What is the description for Bradycardia?

Answer 2

BPM less than 60

Question 3

Causes of Bradycardia?

Answer 3

Fitness, sleep, MI, drugs, hypothermia, raised ICP

Question 4

What is the description for Tachycardia?

Answer 4

BPM greater than 100

Question 5

Causes of Tachycardia?

Answer 5

Exercise, anxiety, infection, drugs, MI

Question 6

What is the systolic pressure?

Answer 6

The pressure in the blood vessels during contraction

Question 7

What is diastolic pressure?

Answer 7

The pressure in the blood vessels during rest

Question 8

Normal range of systolic?

Answer 8

100-140mmHG

Question 9

Normal range for diastolic?

Answer 9

70-70mmHG

Question 10

What is hypotension?

Answer 10

Low blood pressure

Question 11

What is hypertension?

Answer 11

High blood pressure

Question 12

Causes of hypotension?

Answer 12

Drugs, cardiac complications, hypovolaemia, dehydration , pregnancy

Question 13

Causes of hypertension

Answer 13

Obesity, stress/anxiety, diabetes, drugs, excessive sodium consumption

Question 14

Indications for NIBP?

Answer 14

To determine a patient’s blood pressure

Question 15

Contraindications for NIBP?

Answer 15

Do not apply to a limb with an AV fistula, significant injury or burn or the arm that’s had a recent lymph node removal post mastectomy

Question 16

Precautions for NIBP?

Answer 16

Patient discomfort/pain, excessive movement with result in an inaccurate reading, incorrect size or placement will result in an inaccurate reading

Question 17

What is a normal BGL reading?

Answer 17

4 to 8mmol

Question 18

What is hypoglycaemia and its causes?

Answer 18

Low glucose levels and can be caused by fasting, drugs (insulin and alcohol) and extreme exercise

Question 19

What is hyperglycaemia and its causes?

Answer 19

High glucose levels and it can be caused by insulin deficiency, infection, diabetes, food and drink intake

Question 20

Contraindication for BGL?

Answer 20

Not screened in newborns unless clinically indicated

Question 21

Precautions for BGL?

Answer 21

Nil in this setting

Question 22

Contraindications for SPO2?

Answer 22

Nil in this setting

Question 23

Precautions for SPO02?

Answer 23

The reliability depends on correct sensor size and placement and adequate arterial blood pulsation and inaccurate reading may occur with excessive patient movement, exposure to ambient light, dirt or nail polish, carbon monoxide

Question 24

What does FEBRILE mean?

Answer 24

Having or showing signs of a fever

Question 25

What does AFEBRILE mean?

Answer 25

Not marked by or having a fever

Question 26

Contraindications for tympanic thermometer?

Answer 26

Blood or drainage in the ear canal, acute or chronic inflammatory conditions in the external ear canal and perforated tympanic membrane/s